Friday, August 08, 2014

Storm Watch

We're camping out at home today as everything across the island is shut down due to Iselle.

Doppler of the island (Hawaii News Now)


Here comes the wind and the rain!


Waiting for Iselle to pass. Owen reading, Mike and Aki playing memory, I'm baking cookies. It's Hawaiian style snow day.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Summer Adventures

We spent a lot of time this summer with cub scouts and girl scouts

Pack 325 Makapuu Hike
Pack 325 Makapuu Hike

Making butter at STEM Camp
Aki making butter and learning about emulsification at STEM camp

Making ice cream at STEM Camp
Making ice cream and learning about thermodynamics at STEM camp

Learning about whipping ropes
Whipping rope ends at Cub Scout summer camp

Cub Scout Summer Camp

Troop 870 at Moanalua Valley Trail
Troop 870 at Moanalua Valley Trail

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Aki and mama on the hike

Post hike refreshment at Waiola
Post hike refreshment at Waiola

Fishing at Kawelo Basin
Fishing at Kawelo Basin

Aki caught a Humuhumunukunukuapua‘a
Aki caught a Humuhumunukunukuapua‘a

Owen and Daddy practicing how to cast
Owen and Daddy practicing how to cast

Friday, May 09, 2014

Aki's Kindergarten Ho‘olaule‘a

Aki has been practicing hard with her hula for this "May Day" performance.

co2024 Hoolaulea
Map of Oahu with keiki's drawings

Aki introducing next song
"And now it is time for the keiki kane to dance Ho‘okele"

Aki hula
Aki performing her hula

Evan and Aki
E and Aki

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Spring Break on the Big Island

The whole family with Kung Kung and Grandma spent 4 days on the Big Island over spring break. It's Owen and Aki's first time at Volcano National Park. First stop - farmers market in Hilo.

Vendor smelling the durian to see if it is spoiled
This is apparently the last durian on the island for the season!

Mountain Apple and Apple Banana
Beautiful fruits: Mountain Apple and Apple Banana

At Ninole Post Office
Ninole post office, Hawaii's smallest post office

Laupahoehoe Point memorial
Laupahoehoe Point memorial. Mike's uncle Jitsumi Yamamoto was 14 when the tidal wave struck.

Waiting for the rain to let up
Waiting for the rain to let up

In Akaka Falls Park
Mike and his dad at Akaka Falls Park

Akaka Falls
Beautiful Akaka Falls

Ohia lehua
Ohia lehua

Storm approaching the Hamakua coast
Storm approaching the Hamakua coast

Thurston Lava Tube hike
Little hikers

Thurston Lava Tube hike
Thurston Lava Tube hike

Holei sea arch
Holei sea arch

Owen on lava hills
Owen on lava hills

Halemaumau Crater at night
Halemaumau Crater at night

Petroglyphs at Pu'u Loa
Petroglyphs at Pu‘u Loa

Aki on Petroglyph trail
Aki on Petroglyph trail

Steam vents
Stinky steam vents

Rainbow Falls
Rainbow Falls

Bowling at KMC
We also went bowling at KMC!

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Aki and E are 6!

Happy Birthday our silly and spunky girl!

Happy Birthday, Aki!

LEGO movie birthday cake
We celebrated with a LEGO Birthday / Bowling Party with E!

Happy Birthday, Aki and Evan
Happy Birthday, March babies.

Birthday twins
Birthday twins

Monday, February 24, 2014

Aulani Weekend

For President's Day weekend, we took a stay-cation at Aulani. The wet weather didn't deter us from enjoying ourselves.

Storytelling about menehune and waa
Wonderful storyteller

Storytelling about menehune and waa
Storytelling about menehune and waa

Floating down the Lazy River
Floating down the lazy river

Rainy day at Aulani
Still having fun on the rainy day

Watching the Olympics
We also had fun slumbering and watching the Olympics in the nice room.

Friday, February 21, 2014

Owen's Families are Forever Performance

Owen's 2nd grade class put together a performance as a tribute to their heritage and families as well as history of the melting pot here in Hawaii.

Owen is ready to go!
Ready for the show!

Opening number
Opening number

Internment camp song
Internment camp song

A tribute to Spam
Owen is "2 scoops rice" in the "spam, eggs, and rice" trio